TALBOT SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY
Old Testament & Semitics
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Chair: Thomas J. Fin ley, Ph.D. FACULTY Professor: Curtis, Fin ley, Rigsby OBJECTIVES
OT 708 Advanced Hebrew Reading (2) Selected passages of Hebrew text with emphasis on reading and translation. May be repeated with different con tent. Prerequisite: OT 705. Elective.* OT 709-71O Reading of Selected Psalms from the Hebrew Text (2 , 2) Particular emphasis upon the devo tional and practical values. Prerequi site: OT 604 . Elective .* OT 715 Studies in the History and Culture of Israel (2) Historical and cultural examination of a period in Israel's history (Exodus and Conquest, Judges, United Monarchy, Divided Monarchy,Judah to the Fal l of Jerusalem, Post-Exilic) , using avai lable biblical and extra-biblical materials . May be repeated with different con tent. Prerequisite : BE 519. Elective.* OT 717 The Old Testament in its Near Eastern Context (2) Examination of the archeology, history and literature of the Ancient Near East as these subjects relate to interpretive issues in the Old Testament. Required of M.A. (O.T. emphasis). Elective.* OT 718 Archaeology of Palestine (2) The history of excavation, the history and geography of the land and tl1e bear ing upon the Old Testament. Elective.* OT 720 Studies in Old Testament Introduction (2) Text, canon and examination of the foundations and conclusions of mod ern his tori cal-critical methods. Spe cial introduction of selected Old Tes tament books to illustrate these topics of general introduction. Elective.* OT 725 Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha (2) Consideration of the non-canonical literature from the period between the Testaments. Emphasis on the development of Jewish thought dur ing the centuri es before the advent of Christianity. Elective.* OT 730 The Dead Sea Scrolls (2) Asurvey of the discoveries, the origin of the Qumram Community, its belief and practices and the relationship of the finds to Old and New Testament studies. Elective.* OT 731 Bibl ical Aramaic (3) Asiudy of the grammar with emphasis on comparisons with Hebrew; translat ing of all the Aramaic of Daniel and Ezra. Prerequisite: OT 705. Electi ve.* OT 732 Seminar in Hebrew Exegesis (2-4) Aconsideration of selected Old Testa ment passages with emphasis on histori cal background and detailed exegesis
NT 791 NewTestament Seminar (1-4) Supervised research of designated areas of concentration in New Testament liter ature, history, interpretation or theol ogy. May be repeated for credit with different content. Elective.* NT 801 Textua l Criti cism of the NewTestament (2) The origin and history of textual criti cism. Study of the relative value of manuscripts and the examination of textual theories. Prerequisite: NT 503. Elective for Th.M. students; others by
NT 822 Seminar in the Gospels (1-3) Advanced study of one or more of the gospels. Special attention given to criti cal and exegetical issues problems asso ciated with a particular Cospel(s) . May be repeated for credit with the study of a different content. Prerequisite: NT 503, 604. Elective for Th.M. students; others by departmental permission. NT 823 Johannine Theology (2) The theology of the Johannine writings, with emphasis upon the concepts that the writer himself emphasizes. Prerequisite: NT 501-502. Elective for Th.M. students; others by deparunental permission.* NT 824 The Acts of the Apostles (2) Introduction to the book, the empha sis upon its importance and its his toricity. Translation of the text with exegesis of certain sections. Compar ison of style with that of Luke 's Gospe l and comparison of Peter 's and Paul's speeches with their epis tles. Elective for Th.M. students; others by departmental permission.* NT832 Seminar in the Epistles (1 -3) Advanced study of one or more of the epistles. Special attention given to cri ti cal and exegetical issues associ ated with a particular epistle(s). May be repeated for credit with the study of different epistle. Prerequisite: NT 503, 605. Elective for Th.M. students; others by departmental permission* NT 880 Directed Research (1 -3) Detai led research on some aspect of the New Testament. May include a special focus on or combined study of exegesis, New Testament history, in tro ductory matters, or New Testament theology. Elective for Th.M. students. NT890 Advanced New Testament Seminar (1-4) Supervised research of designated areas of concentration in New Testa ment literature, history, interpreta tion or theology. Maybe repeated for credit with different content. Elective for Th.M. students; others by departmental permission. NT 891-892 Research Seminar (3, 2) Discussion and application of the cen tral areas of New Testament research and related fields of study. Instruction in research methodology, including the identification of a problem, the steps taken to reso lve it, and writing the results. Required for the first semester of the Th.M. (N.T) program. Asecond semester may be taken to con ti nue
The deparunent aims to acquaint stu dents with the life, customs and thought of the Hebrews and their neighbors in the biblical and related periods; and to give students an accurate foundat ion in Hebrew grammar, syntax and exegesis, so that their expositions of the English Bible will reflect this sound basis of interpreta tion. The deparunent purposes not to be exhaustive, but ratl1er directive in the mat ter of further independent study from the original languages. COURSES OT 603 Elements of Hebrew I (3) Basic grammar with translation and written exercises; readings of selected biblical texts. Anon-credit lab will be required for all students. Required of M.Div. and M.A. (B.E., N.T. and O.T. emphasis) students. OT 604 Elements of Hebrew II (3) Add it ional grammar and syntax with emphasis on reading and translation in selected texts. A non-credit lab will be required for all students. Required of M.Div. and M.A. (B.E., N.T. and O.T. emphasis) students. Prerequisi te: OT 603. OT 704 Did Testament Prophecy (2) The charac ter, extent and personali ties of Old Testament prophecy, with a treaunent of principles of prophetic interpretation. Elective.* OT 705 Exegesis inGenesis and Se lected Passages (3) Read ings and exegesis from the Hebrew text of Genesis and selected passages with discussion of text criti cism, background issues (historical and composi tional) and exegetical method ology. Special attention given to the strengths and weaknesses of contempo rary methodologies for the interpreta tion of the biblical text. Prerequisite: OT 604. Required of M.Div. , M.A. (O.T. emphasis) students. OT 706 Advanced Hebrew Grammar (2) Astudy of the details of Hebrew gram mar and syntax along with readings in the Hebrew text. Prereq ui site: OT 705. Elective.* OT 707 Old Testament Poetry (2) The nature, scope and principles of Hebrew poetry in the Old Testament. Comparisons with the poetry of the Near East. Elective .*
departmental permission.* NT 803-804 Advanced Greek Grammar (2, 2)
An intensive study of standard works on advanced Creek grammar. May be continued for a second semester as warranted. Prerequisite: NT 503, 604, 605, 4 units NT exegesis electives. Elective for Th.M. students; others by departmental permission.* NT 808 Comparative Style of New Testament Wri ters (2) Comparison of style, vocabulal)' and theological concepts of the various New Testament wri ters on the basis of selected portions of the writings of the Creek New Testament. Elec tive for Th.M. students; others by departmental permission. NT 811 lntertestamental Background Seminar (2) Study of the religious developments, lit erature, geography and cultural setting of Judaism leading up to the time of the gospels. May be repeated for credit with a different emphasis. Prerequisite: NT 503. Elective for Th.M. students; others by departmental permission.* NT 812 The Wor ldof the New Testament (3) New Testament hi storical back grounds and archaeology, including a study of the religious develop ments, literature, geography and cul tural setting of Judaism and the Hel lenistic world at the time of Christ and the early church. Required of Th.M. (NT) students. NT 816 Hellenistic GreekSeminar (2) Readings from a variety of literary and non-literary Koine texts as a means of developing a greater awareness of the linguistic , literary, and cultural con text of the New Testament. May be repeated for credit with a different emphasis. Prerequisite: NT 503. Elec tive for Th.M. students; others by deparunental permission .*
research in the area of interest. * Electives are offered /Jy rotation and on request.
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